US rank #9847 Girls' name Peak 2011 566 births

Callia — #9847 US girls' name

566 babies named Callia in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s242000s2312010s2442020s67
#9847
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 44% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Callia was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

39 babies were named Callia in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Callia

The Social Security Administration has registered 566 babies named Callia between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Callia currently holds the #9847 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 39 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Callia performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 244 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Callia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 52 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Callia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Callia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 566 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Callia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

566

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

2011

39 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,847

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Callia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
39
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
01020304050 20242020201620122008200420001997 8

Callia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
244 births that decade — 43% of Callia's all-time total
1990s242000s2312010s2442020s67

Callia by state

Where Callia concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Callia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
52 9.2%
California share of Callia's total US births 9.2%

52 of 566 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Callia?
566 babies have been named Callia since 1997. It currently ranks #9847 among girls. The peak year was 2011 with 39 births.
When was Callia most popular?
Callia was most popular in the 2010s decade with 244 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Callia most popular?
The top states for the name Callia are California (52 births).
How long has the name Callia been used?
Callia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Callia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Callie, Cali, Calista, Caleigh, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1997–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.